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Shockwave

A Jack Courtney Adventure
By Wilbur Smith
Series: Jack Courtney Adventures
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Jack persuades his friends Amelia and Xander, along with his cousin Caleb, to join an Arctic expedition under the guise of filming for his motherโ€™s environmental work. However, Xanderโ€™s inquiries into the backers of their trip raise doubts about the true intentions of the supposedly eco-friendly renewable energy company sponsoring them. As the group enjoys sledding with dogs, ice fishing, snowmobiling, and staying in a self-made igloo, they face a series of accidents. When Caleb confronts a pack of wolves, disaster ensues, forcing Jack to question whether his mother's friend Jonny Armfield is truly an ally or part of the trouble.
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The third high-octane instalment in the bestselling author's compelling Jack Courtney Adventures for readers 10+, following CLOUDBURST and THUNDERBOLT.

Third high-octane instalment in the bestselling author's compelling Jack Courtney Adventures for readers 10+, following CLOUDBURST and THUNDERBOLT.

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On the pretext of making a film for his mother's environmental protection work, Jack wangles an expedition to the Arctic with his friends Amelia and Xander and cousin Caleb. But Xander's investigations into the mysterious backers funding their adventure raise Jack's suspicions. Is the renewable energy investment company really as environmentally responsible as it claims to be?

While sledding with dogs, ice fishing, driving snowmobiles and sleeping in a self-made igloo, accidents beset them. Then disaster strikes when Caleb takes on a pack of wolves. Can Jack really trust his mother's friend Jonny Armfield to come to their help, or is he part of the problem?

Shockwave provides a thrilling tale of adventure and suspense, set in the icy realms of the Arctic, challenging the characters' trust, courage, and survival skills.

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    On the pretext of making a film for his mother's environmental protection work, Jack wangles an expedition to the Arctic with his friends Amelia and Xander and cousin Caleb. But Xander's investigations into the mysterious backers funding their adventure raise Jack's suspicions. Is the renewable energy investment company really as environmentally responsible as it claims to be? While sledding with...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781848128576

Publisher: Templar Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Piccadilly Press

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 216g

Pages: 288

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Childrenโ€™s, Teenage and Educational Series: Jack Courtney Adventures Wilbur Smith Young Adult

About the Author

Wilbur Smith is a worldwide phenomenon. His readership has built up over fifty-five years of writing. Born in Central Africa in 1933, Wilbur became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published over forty global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide.

The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.

For all the latest information on Wilbur visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith

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